Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
180,987,336 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 180,987,065 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.0%
100.0%
Net pay
0.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
180,987,065 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 180,987,336 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 0.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,171,848,032 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,171,844,777 KWD per year, or 180,987,065 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.0% and your marginal tax rate is 0.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 KWD in your salary will be taxed 0 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 100 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 1,000 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 5,000 KWD of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 1889507788
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1770056146
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1748337666
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1672322660
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1270531099
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1249997122
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1216235529
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1185146045
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1149198304
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1147170773
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1142396402
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1125022701
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1123938190
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1112459272
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1096786073
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1086131722
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1062665772
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1052807507
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1042491603
52.0%
19
France
KWD 896986130
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 811836291
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 799679146
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 781868035
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1157605769
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1009273646
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1954661141
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1802634874
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1694044095
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1468170395
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1411702593
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1411705453
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1348357758
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1324830569
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1303116555
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1281374588
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1194525138
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1170478588
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1151085356
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1132165342
47.9%
15
India
KWD 249981941
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1922261666
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1574589995
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1457856469
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1449710602
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1411702701
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1411701219
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1404101498
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1330259338
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1324782466
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1319101996
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1303116306
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1238967474
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1580019496
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1520293778
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1481905843
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1477291069
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1436677779
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1411701899
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1335686629
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1322330052
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1316114538
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1303109170
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1194519469
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1194517513
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2171843614
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2171844777
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2150126812
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2063255630
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2063255630
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1998100189
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1628886109
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1264906071
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1085931530
50.0%
10
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NOTE* Deductions are calculated based on the tables of Kuwait, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.

NOTE** Since January 1st, 2015, employee contributions to Kuwait's social security have increased by 2.5%, for a total of 10.5%. After a certain salary cap, the contribution goes back to 8%.